Ram Jethmalani: 75 years of advocacy, fought the case from Nanavati to Harshad Mehta

New -Delhi, September 13 (IANS). Ram Jethmalani, who was one of the country’s veteran lawyers, ironed his advocacy in court for years in court. He was known for his impunity and cool style. Ram Jethmalani, who started pleading with a case of one rupee, was also a time when every client could not afford his fees. Let us know some important aspects related to his life on Ram Jethmalani’s birthday. Ram Jethmalani was born on September 14, 1923 in Sindh (present -day Pakistan). He began his advocacy in Karachi before the division of India. After the division, he moved to Mumbai, where he started his career again. Ram Jethmalani is considered a very influential personality on Indian politics and rights. He practiced about 75 years. He fought cases of the famous Nanavati to Indira Gandhi and Harshad Mehta. He advocated in the court of Asaram to Afzal Guru. His client also included Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. He found bail from actor Sanjay Dutt in the Mumbai riots in 1993, but a time came when the relationship between the two came to a standstill, although Sanjay Dutt had tears before his eyes after realizing the mistake. Ram Jethmalani said he became a member of the Lok Sabha member with the safety of the country. The senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Pradeep Rai said in a memoir written about Ram Jethmalani about ‘India Legal Live’, that although Jethmalani Sanjay Dutt received bail, the relationship between the two was not good. After Jethmalani issued a press release against Sanjay Dutt stating that he is not worth becoming an MP. However, he later realized his mistake and then apologized. He wrote in his memoir that comes an opportunity that Ram Jethmalani and Sanjay Dutt come face to face in the living room of the airport in Delhi, as both waited for their flights. During this, Jethmalani got up from his seat and came to Sanjay Dutt and started crying. Jethmalani held Sanjay Dutt’s hand and said the boy, I did your injustice to you. I want to apologize to You and Your Father. Unfortunately, your Father (Sunil Dutt) is not in this world. Please forgive me. During this, Sanjay Dutt had tears in his eyes after seeing Ram Jethmalani crying. He touched Jethmalani’s feet and said that what was written in my happiness happened. I have no bitterness towards you. His political career was just as interesting as his advocacy. He openly commented on the policy of the judiciary, the government and even his own party. Jethmalani was the president of the Bar Association of India during the emergency (1975–77) in India. In the 1971 general election, he disputed as an independent candidate of Ulhasnagar selection division. He retained his seat in the 1980 general election. Jethmalani could not retain his seat in the 1985 general election. He suffered Sunil Dutt defeat. In 1988 he became a member of the Rajya Sabha. After the 1996 election, he was made the Minister of Union legislation. In 1998 he received the charge of the Union Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment, which was the second term of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In 1999 he became the Minister of Law again. In 2004, Jethmalani dispute the general election as an independent candidate of Lucknow Lok Sabha selection division. He disputed against Atal Bihari Vajpayee, although Jethmalani lost the election. Later in 2010, the BJP gave him a Rajya Sabha ticket from Rajasthan and he was elected. Then came a time when Ram Jethmalani, who was known for impeccable views, was suspended from the BJP for six years for making anti -party remarks in 2013. The relationship between Ram Jethmalani and Lalu Yadav was sweet on personal as well as professional levels. In 2016, when Lalu Prasad Yadav’s party RJD made him a Rajya Sabha candidate from Bihar, it was discussed much in political circles, because Ram Jethmalani was not a RJD leader and did not directly relate Bihar. Yes, Ram Jethmalani has defended Lalu in various legal cases, including a case related to the feed fraud. Ram Jethmalani was the Minister of Union and Minister of Urban Development in the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was also a lawyer from Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Fodder Scam case. He paid only one rupee from Lalu Yadav, but he had a strange condition that he would drink an evening with Lalu. Jethmalani named Lalu Yadav oom and Lalu said that Uncle feeds, feeds powerfully and also wins the matter. Jethmalani passed away on September 8, 2019. -Ians DKP/